Clip retaining pocket attachment



NOV. 4, 1952 W, ALBRO CLIP RETAINING POCKET ATTCMENT Filed Feb. 5, 1951 INVENTOR.

1 BY WM 75%@ Walter A/bra Patented Nov. 4, 1952 UNITED S PATENT QF FICE RErAlNlNG POCKET ATTACHMENT Walter Altro, J amestown, .N- Y- .Applioation'liebruary 5, 1951, Serial No. '209,485

This invention deals with subject matter Similar to that lf my Raten-t No. 2.523.804.

It is the primary object of this invntgon to provide a structurally impmyed attachment for a standard pocket patch or panel which has for its purpose the retention of clips normally found on pencils, pens, drafting instruments and .other articles; the attachment including an upper panel or plate -which is adapted to be located lon the outside of the pocket patch and a lower strip which. is arranged on the inside of the pocket patch, the spacing .of the plate and strip 'being such as to constitute an entrance for the pocket patch, and the plate and strip being provided with resilient strips which clamp against and engage the front and rear surfaces 0f the pocket patch to hold the attachment fastened in place on the pocket patch.

Another object of this invention is to provide an attachment as above and include resilient members for holding the panel spaced from the strip so that there is the possibility of the strip and plate being separated slightly and yet return to such position that the resilient strips clamp the device in place on a pocket patch.

Ancillary objects and features of importance will become apparent in following the description of the illustrated form of the invention.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary perspective view of a standard pocket including a pocket patch and having the attachment applied;

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken substantially on the line 2-2 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is an enlarged sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 1, and;

Figure 4 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 4-4 of Figure 3.

There are many devices which are adapted to be fastened to the pocket of a garment for the purpose of providing a rm foundationA to hold a writing implement, small flashlight orv other article which is provided with a standard pocket clip. However, to the best of my knowledge and belief there is no attachment which is of the particular structure illustrated in the drawings andv which includes a resilient means of fastening the attachment to a pocket patch without the'necessity of in any way injuring the material of the pocket patch.

In Figure 1 there is a fragmentary part Il) of a garment which is provided with a pocket patch I4. The attachment I6 is illustrated in the approximate position With respect to the pocket patch I4 for its use in connectionzwithvarious 1 Claim. (Cl. 24e-:19)

articles having clips such as the pen I8 which is provided with the standard clip 20. The attachment -includes an upper plate vor plate assembly 22 made of vany suitable material for example, plastic, and a lower strip 24a which is made of a like material. The upper plate assembly 22 includes a panel 24 with a preferably metallic back plate 26 fastened to it by the U-shaped ends 2.8 of the panel which constitute fasteners by virtue of their engagement with the back plate 26. There is a transverse offset 30 in the panel -24 so that the lower part 32 ofthe panel is parallel but non-coplanar with the upper par-t of the panel 24.

The lower strip 24a has a number oi' spaced upwardly opening pockets -34 which accommodate the lower ends of resilient members, said resilient members serving to yieldingly connect the upper plate assembly 22 with the lower strip 24a and hold them in a definite spaced relationship.

The resilient members 36 are all identical and each includes a substantially U-shaped upper end 38, one portion of which is disposed in a pocket 40 which is formed at the junction of the back plate 26 with the front panel 24 and which opens upwardly. There is a straight shank part 42 which has a laterally extending element 44 constituting an offset, to which a right angularly disposed lower end part 46 is attached. It is the lower end part 4'6 which is disposed in the pocket 34 and held in place by friction or by standard fastening means as molding it in place, gluing it or otherwise connecting it. The same holds true for the connection of the U-shaped portion 38 in the pocket 40.

The plate assembly 22 is of such width as to provide with the lower strip 24a, an entrance 50 into which the top part of the pocket patch I4 is passed for holding the attachment I6 fastened to the pocket patch (Figure 2). Inasmuch as there is a plurality of resilient members 3'6, which are preferably specially constructed leaf springs, there is a chamber 52 defined between them and the rear surface of the plate assembly or plate 22 which accommodates the pocket patch I4.

An improved means of fastening the attachment to the pocket patch is employed on the upper plate 22 and the lower strip 24a.. There is a strip 54 of resilient material, as rubber, cemented or otherwise held fastened to the rear surface of the lower part 32 of the panel 24. A substantially identical strip 56 is fastened to the front sufrace of the strip 24a, the strip 56 being adapted to contact and frictionally fasten to the inside surface of the pocket patch I4 while the' 3 strip 54 is adapted to similarly engage the iront surface of the pocket patch I 4.

In operation the upper plate assembly 22 is spread away from the shank portions 42 of the resilient members 36 so that the upper part of the pocket patch I4 may be threaded between the resilient strips 54 and 56. Then the upper plate assembly 22 is released so that due to the inherent resiliency of the members 36, it springs back into its normal position which is as shown in Figure 2, so that the material of the pocket patch is retained in the entrance 50 with a considerable lower inner strip, laterally spaced resilient members fastened to the upper end of said upper plate and to said lower strip, holding said plate and strip vertically spaced from each other to provide an entrance for the pocket patch between said plate and said strip, means secured to the inner surface of the lower end of said plate and the outer surface of said strip to engage respectively the outer surface of the pocketV patch and the inner surface of the pocket patchffor retaining the attachment on the'pocket patch, and

, said resilient members comprising leaf springs bend therein in order to hold it locked. It will be noted that the normal position of the strips 54 and 5B is a non-coplanar relationship but a parallel relationship, the strip 54 being vheld closer to the shank portion 42 of the resilientv members 36 than the strip 54.

Vertical clip receivinggrooves 58 are provi-ded in the upper plate 22 in order to accommodate the clips 20 of standard articles such as the illus- `trated pen. Inasmuch as the shank part of the Having described the invention, .what is claimed as new is:

For` use with a pocket patch, an attachment `to support devices having clips, said attachment including an upper outer plate provided with open ended longitudinal clip receiving grooves. a

` each having a substantially U-shaped upper end to extend over the upper edge of the pocket patch, and a forwardly protruding offset at its lower end adjacent-toits connection with said lower strip .to locate the upper plate in approximate vertical alignment with said lower strip. v- WALTER ALBRO.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,545,540 Beuck Mar. 20, 1951 

